Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
.JIMTOWN RIOTERS.
Thirteen Leaders OF the Recent Coke Out
break Arrested.

break Arrested.
UNIoNrowN, Pa, May 28.-A whole
sale raid was made on the Jimtown rioters
this morning about o'clock, and twelve
of them were landed in jail.
Captain Kelley, of the Coal and Iron
Police, has been quietly at work ever since
the riot, and, as result, Mr.. Henry
Cochran, of James Cochran & Sons, who
was shot at and narrowly escaped with his
life when the mob attacked Nellie works,
and Supt. Millson ROsser, Of ]. NJ. Schoon-
maker & Co, yesterday proceeded to I'm
ioptown and had Hon. c. E. Boyle draw
up papers charging Is men living In the
company houses at Leisenring and TrOtter
with conspiracy, riot, assault, shooting
with intent to kill, robbery, malicious mis-
chief, etc.
Armed with warrants for these fifteen
men, Deputy Johns, with four aids, arrlv-
ed in Connellsville at p. m. yesterday.
Here he was met by Capt. Kelly, with
three deputies, and these were joined by
four more from Dawson, making force oil
Il men. The officers quietly quartered
themselves at the YOugh House, where
they remained till a. m, when they pro-
ceeded in carriages to Leisenring. All ar
ranyement for the arrests had been secretly
made. The houses of the men had been
located, and the time planned so that ac-
ton should commence Just as soon as light
enough TO see. 1t was necessary the work
should be speedily accomplished, no alarm
raised, and that the officers and their
prisoners should be away before the mining
village should be aroused, for nearly all
the men to be arrested are desperate char
acters, and some had made their boasts
that they would not be taken. 1t was
certain, too, that if the $50 men at Lessen
ring who participated in the riot were
aroused in time to see their fellows in the
hands of officer they would force rescue.
Everything worked favorably for the ot1i'
GERS. A heavy rain forced everybody to
cover early in the evening and kept them
there all night, so there were no loiterers
about to carry the alarm.
Finally aids at Leisenring reported tC
Sheriff Johns that perfect quiet relgned
throughout the village. The houses were
pointed out, and dividing the men info
/ Suuads of three for each house, the Sheriff
and men proceeded Immediately to work
Each suuad of three secured the party they
were after and hurried their men OIL to the
Company engine house, where the prison
erS were left IN charge OF guards, While INT
arresting squad fastened to another mouse
to complete the pre-arranged work. In
inst twenty minutes from the time OF thell
arrival at Leisening Deputy Johns anu
meu with eleven prisoners get INTO thell
carriages to return, and outside the iamllle'
of the men arrested, not dozen people II
I.eisenring knew OF what had been done.
Sheriff Miller and four deputies, Chic
Kelly add Constable Frank Campbell, o
Connellsville, made the arrests.
At Leisenring they gathered in Thomas
Price, JnO. CoOts, W. W. Strange lcoloredl
Martin McDonOugh, James BulOgh, Wig
John. John Ternausky, Julius SydOw ant
l Mike Mike.
At Trottcr they captured VIM. Bei!stein
John Nuua and Frank Gurka. Beilsteir
is member of the Executive Board e
the Miners and Laborers' Amalgamate(
Association, and is said TO be the chic
rinmleader in the JimtOwn riot.
Nuua, or NeuneT rs he is sometime
called, il Il reputcd Anarchist and piayet
a conspicuous part in the big strike yea
ago. The other prisoners are mostly Poles
with the exception of three Hungarlan'
and one cOlOred man.
The prisoners were all brought here thr
morning and will be given hearing thl
: afternoon.
So elated were the officers over this lat
ter arrest that they overlooked the warran
for one other man at Trotter. He, how
ever. was an unimpOTtant fellow anu
couple of deputies have returned for him
The arrest of BeilStein has caused con
: siderable commOtiOn in the ranks of tn
Amalramated Association. His repute'
leadership in the riot has hren treated a
a Joke by the other members ofthe Execu
tive Board, but from evidence that can b
produced, it is highly probable that tn
Joke no longer be appreciated.
President Trimbeth aud Secretary MuI
, lin have been telegraphed for, and will b
at the hearing this afternoon. 1t will tax
place before Justice Holmes. John BOyl
and A. ID. Boyd have been secured as al
torpeys lor the Commonwealth, and RobeI
F. Hopgood for the defendants. Th
hearing promises to he interesting an
some sensational developments are expec'
, ed.
TheIarrests will continue until all SUI
pected leaders are captured.